A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Lin He pushed open the bronze door and entered the outer perimeter of the central area. Surprisingly, he did not encounter any disciples from other sects along the way.

"It seems that many low-level disciples have perished in yesterday's purge. Even those who survived are probably terrified and dare not approach this central area."

Lin He was quite happy with this arrangement. Now that they were close to the central area, he still needed to conserve some of his magical power to prepare for tomorrow's great battle.

As soon as he got close, he could vaguely hear the sounds of fighting. Lin He was now highly skilled and daring. Nowadays, except for encountering Xiang Zhili and Nangong Wan, he could practically walk sideways. However, being cautious as always, he still waved his hand and made some arrangements outside the door before pushing open the bronze door and going in.

The scene before my eyes was a fairyland of birdsong and fragrant flowers. It seems that the owner of this forbidden land knows how to enjoy life. Moreover, the spiritual energy here is abundant, no wonder that spiritual herbs that cannot be found in the outside world can grow in the central area.

As Lin He surveyed the area, he also noticed the fight between Han Li and Zhong Wu, and a young man dressed in the robes of a Huadaowu disciple staring at him.

"Junior Brother Lin!"

Han Li was also surprised to see Lin He. In his opinion, this junior brother Lin, with his eleventh level of cultivation, should not be venturing into the central area.

Lin He nodded to Han Li. Facing Han Tianya's unfriendly expression, he simply smiled and showed no nervousness whatsoever. This attitude of ignoring him immediately angered Han Tianya.

"A mere cultivator at the eleventh level of Qi Refining dares to come to the central area? You certainly have some nerve."

Han Tianya's expression was cold and sinister, like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey. Zhong Wu, while dealing with Han Li, sized up Lin He until he saw the boots, at which point he couldn't help but let out a strange cry.

"Cloud-Stepping Boots! Why are you wearing Old Feng's boots?"

Upon hearing this, Han Tianya's heart tightened. He quickly looked over, and after confirming that it was the Cloud-Stepping Boots, he asked in a low voice,

"Kid, what's your relationship with Feng Yue? How could he possibly give you the Cloud-Stepping Boots?"

"What kind of relationship?" Lin He said meaningfully, "Of course, we're enemies."

"What? Could it be... you killed Feng Yue? That's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Han Tianya immediately shook his head, looking incredulous. Zhong Wu was equally incredulous. Feng Yue was at the peak of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, how could he possibly die at the hands of a mere eleventh level Qi Refining kid?

Han Li listened from the side, looking completely bewildered. He didn't recognize any Feng Yue, nor did he know Feng Yue's strength, so he didn't have any particular feeling. He only vaguely sensed that Feng Yue's strength was probably not weak.

"Kid, stop talking nonsense. Although I don't know how you got these boots, if you know what's good for you, hand them over obediently, and I might give you a quick death."

Han Tianya looked harmless, with rosy lips and white teeth, delicate features, but at this moment he revealed a hint of murderous intent that sent chills down one's spine.

"Heh heh, want me to die a quick death? Then let me show you this first."

Lin He stepped to the left, and immediately a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted, sending out a thick water arrow aimed directly at Han Tianya!

"you……"

Han Tianya was taken aback and quickly dodged to the side. The thick water jet almost grazed his face, causing a trickle of blood to flow from his handsome face.

Han Tianya, like a woman, gently stroked her injured face, her voice becoming unusually sharp.

"You brat, how dare you slash my face? You're asking for it."

Just as he was about to make his move, a cold wind suddenly blew from above his head, and a pair of claws glowing red flew over—the very same Fiery Claws that Lin He held.

"A top-tier magical artifact!"

Han Tianya was taken aback and quickly took out two red throwing knives to block the pair of fiery claws. These throwing knives were actually a pair of top-level magic weapons.

After doing all this, he took out a fiery red talisman and slapped it on his body, forming a fiery red protective shield.

Just then, a huge tail suddenly lashed out, unleashing a tremendous force that caused the entire red shield to shake violently. Then, it opened its mouth wide and unleashed another thick water arrow.

"Azure Crocodile!"

Han Tianya then realized that the creature that had ambushed him was actually a level one peak Azure Water Crocodile, and he immediately panicked.

Lin He on the other side was not about to let this opportunity slip by, and immediately unleashed all sorts of magical artifacts and talismans.

Eight golden blades transformed into eight beams of golden light and flew out. A pair of white rings merged in the middle, forming a huge ring that smashed down. At the same time, more than a dozen low-level talismans were activated, and all sorts of attacks followed one after another.

Han Tianya had never seen such a scene before, and he was instantly terrified. At this moment, he no longer had any thoughts of killing, but only hoped to defend against this wave of attacks. He quickly took out a top-level defensive magic artifact in the shape of a ring and placed it on the outside.

The ring-shaped magical artifact was quite defensive, but it only held out for a moment against such an astonishing attack. As for the fiery red protective shield inside, it was even more vulnerable, breaking through after only a brief moment.

"No! How could I possibly die at the hands of a mere Qi Refining Level 11 kid?"

With a face full of resentment, Han Tianya activated his defensive shield, but he was no longer able to move quickly. He could only watch helplessly as his defense was broken and he was then overwhelmed by various attacks until nothing was left.

In just one exchange, Han Tianya, the seeded player of Huadaowu, was killed. At this moment, Zhong Wu felt a chill in his heart and finally believed that Feng Yue had died at the hands of the other party.

Having learned from Han Tianya's mistake, he dared not stand still and wait to die while holding up a defensive shield. He quickly used the Wind Control Technique, greatly increasing his speed, and hurried away from the bronze gate.

Just then, Han Li hurriedly controlled a top-tier flying sword to attack. Zhong Wu cursed loudly upon seeing this, but he had no choice but to dodge to the side. In that moment of delay, a huge figure had already charged in.

Zhong Wu was startled. He had personally witnessed the powerful physical strength of the Azure Water Crocodile, so he dared not take it head-on. He immediately opened all seven or eight spirit beast pouches in his hands, and all sorts of low-level spirit beasts appeared.

Iron-armed apes, ice toads, poisonous bees, flying snakes, and other creatures all blocked Zhong Wu's path.

The Azure Water Crocodile was fearless and charged straight at the Iron Arm Ape and the Frost Toad, sending them flying. The poisonous stings of the venomous bees and the sharp fangs of the flying snakes could not break through the Azure Water Crocodile's defenses and crumbled upon contact.

Even so, it finally bought Zhong Wu some time. He didn't have time to feel sorry for the various spirit beasts he had finally managed to acquire, and hurriedly fled towards the bronze gate.

Lin He, however, did not give chase. Instead, he leisurely picked up Han Tianya's storage bag.

Although Zhongwu found it strange, he didn't have time to think about it. However, just as he was about to step out of the bronze door, twenty ice spikes suddenly attacked without warning, instantly piercing a bunch of bloody holes in his body. He died before he could even groan.

Lin He slowly put away Zhong Wu's storage bag, then looked at Han Li and smiled slightly.

"Senior Brother Han, I never expected to meet you here."